MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of MKS Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) have been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the fifteen research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $324.9231.

MKSI has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Citigroup boosted their price objective on MKS from $290.00 to $355.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of MKS from $354.00 to $374.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “sell” rating and issued a $265.00 price target on shares of MKS in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. KeyCorp lifted their price target on shares of MKS from $310.00 to $360.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Mizuho set a $400.00 price target on shares of MKS in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO John Tseng-Chung Lee sold 10,000 shares of MKS stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.48, for a total value of $3,154,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 144,696 shares in the company, valued at approximately $45,648,694.08. The trade was a 6.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Gerald G. Colella sold 20,000 shares of MKS stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $333.40, for a total transaction of $6,668,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 20,017 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,673,667.80. The trade was a 49.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 53,949 shares of company stock valued at $17,446,108 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On MKS

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. USA Financial Formulas acquired a new position in MKS during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its position in MKS by 560.0% during the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 165 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc raised its position in MKS by 616.7% during the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 172 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its position in MKS by 74.5% during the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 260 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Danske Bank A S acquired a new position in MKS during the third quarter valued at approximately $37,000. 99.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

MKS Trading Up 1.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:MKSI opened at $371.26 on Thursday. MKS has a 12-month low of $88.49 and a 12-month high of $386.01. The stock has a market cap of $25.07 billion, a PE ratio of 77.67, a P/E/G ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 1.99. The business has a 50 day moving average of $303.72 and a 200-day moving average of $242.34. The company has a quick ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94.

MKS (NASDAQ:MKSI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.30. MKS had a return on equity of 21.49% and a net margin of 8.06%.The company had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.05 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.71 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 15.2% on a year-over-year basis. MKS has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.600-3.200 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that MKS will post 11.73 earnings per share for the current year.

MKS Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 12th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd were given a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 3rd. MKS’s payout ratio is presently 20.92%.

MKS Company Profile

MKS Instruments, Inc (NASDAQ: MKSI) designs, manufactures and markets technology solutions that enable advanced processes in a variety of high‐technology and industrial markets. The company’s core offerings include vacuum and gas delivery systems, pressure and flow measurement instruments, optical metrology tools, photonics subsystems and critical components for manufacturing processes. These products support the precise control and monitoring needs of semiconductor, industrial manufacturing, life and health sciences, and research applications.

The company’s product portfolio features mass flow controllers, pressure transducers, vacuum gauges, gas purity monitors, laser-based metrology systems and photonic devices such as lasers and detectors.